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How Jamaica Met Humboldt: Three Decades of Reggae on the River
Rare photos revisit the early years of one of the world's most unique international reggae festivals.
Toppa Top 10: Reggae’s Ten Greatest Drummers
Words by Kieran Meadows—
With electronic drum programming taking over in rhythm-centric genres like hip-hop, pop, R&B, dance and reggae, drummers have seen their role in modern music shrink in rece... Read More...
Throwback Thursdays: Faybiene Miranda’s “Prophecy”
Words by Martei Korley—
About two weeks ago the weeks ago, the reggae community lost a very significant contributor in Sister Faybiene Miranda. Renowned in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn as one of the ... Read More...
TICKET GIVEAWAY: Burning Spear at BRIC House, Brooklyn, 10/3
Words by LargeUp Crew, Photo by Ethan Sigman—
BRIC House, Brooklyn's newest performance and cultural space, officially opens its doors this Thursday night (10/3), and, for their very first show, they've ... Read More...
Visual Culture: The Photographs of Pogus Caesar
Words and Interview by Jesse Serwer, Photos by Pogus Caesar—
St. Kitts-born Pogus Caesar has captured the heartbeat of the Caribbean community in the U.K.—and particularly in his hometown of Birmingham, ... Read More...
R.I.P: Cedric Im Brooks, Jamaican Saxophone Great
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Over the weekend we received the news about the passing of Jamaican sax great Cedric Im Brooks. Brooks, who was 70, had been in a coma-like state for more than three years, before ... Read More...
Visual Culture: Selections From The ‘World-A-Reggae’ Poster Art Show
Words by Jesse Serwer—
In January, we told you about the so-called First International Reggae Poster Contest organized by US-based, Jamaica-born poster artist Michael Thompson and Greece's Maria Papaefst... Read More...
Do the Reggae: Brooklyn Film Series Celebrates Jamaica’s 50th Anniversary
Words by Emily Shapiro—
As you all know, Jamaica celebrates its 50th Anniversary of Indepdendence in a few weeks and the country has planned some massive celebrations. If you can’t swing a trip over for ... Read More...
Seen and Heard: Protoje’s “Our Time Come” Video + “Who Dem A Program” Audio
Words by Jesse Serwer, Photo by Martei Korley—
Jamaica's Protoje has just dropped a video for one of his best tracks to date "Our Time Will Come," which we're told is not actually a single from his upcom... Read More...
Ackee And Salt-Phish: Top jamband Phish tribute Gregory Isaacs
Words by DJ Gravy
It seems you can find reggae obsessives just about everywhere. You may not think of Jamaica when you see masses of (mostly) white kids at a jamband show or festival but there is an undeniab... Read More...
Mickey Dread: Disney Goes Reggae
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton
Yes, you read the headline correctly. In yet another validation of the universal appeal (and selling power) of Caribbean music, entertainment giant Disney recently announced... Read More...